Is BAY CITY, CITY OF's water safe to drink?
BAY CITY, CITY OF had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 32,255 people get their water from it, across 14,756 connections.
BAY CITY, CITY OF's record against the rest of the country
BAY CITY, CITY OF has 6 violations on record in total, 4 of thems health-based - ranking it 4,537th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 65th percentile nationally.
How BAY CITY, CITY OF compares within MI
MI's 390 covered systems average 1.3 health-based violations each; BAY CITY, CITY OF carries 4, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for BAY CITY, CITY OF is from 2024-01-01 (health-based: 2024-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
BAY CITY, CITY OF's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
Everything on this page is BAY CITY, CITY OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 6 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.